Pediatric fatality secondary to EDTA chelation

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1083-1084

  Baxter, Arla J ^a   Krenzelok, Edward P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; EDETATE DISODIUM;

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG FATALITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESUSCITATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALCIUM; CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDETIC ACID; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 57449096803     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701261488     Document Type: Article

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